Ku Han-hun (Alex Man Chi-leung) — upon finding his master near death after locking himself away in the hall of a Thousand Buddhas, learning its secrets – carries out his revenge against the entire kung fu community. He does a pretty good job using his master’s Buddha’s Palm technique — a style that amounts to a holding a martial art stance while animated palms and swastikas (in their original Buddhist context) emanate from his hands. In fact only four clan heads can withstand this self-christened ‘Evil Fire God’s’ power. After a terrible battle at Tianshan these four hold fast against Han-hun, and leave him for dead. And that’s just the opening credits…” (Andrew Heskins, Eastern Kicks)